Alan Turing's Theory Quiz
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What did Alan Turing propose more than 70 years ago?

  • Animals got their patterns through environmental adaptation
  • Animals got their patterns through random processes
  • Animals got their patterns through the production of chemical agents (correct)
  • Animals got their patterns through genetic mutation

What did the engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder explore in their study?

  • How environmental factors influence pattern development
  • How genetic mutation leads to pattern formation
  • How diffusiophoresis might create sharp patterns (correct)
  • How random processes contribute to pattern formation

What did the simulations generated by the modified Turing’s equation show?

  • Molecules’ path had created fuzzy, ill-defined spots
  • Molecules’ path had always created sharp outlines (correct)
  • Molecules’ path had no impact on pattern formation
  • Molecules’ path had created random patterns

What did Dr. Andrew Krause emphasize about biological tissues?

<p>Most boundaries in biological tissues are relatively rigid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jeremy Green mention about cells in relation to Turing’s theory?

<p>Cells are very unlikely to be moved by diffusiophoresis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the study by Green and colleagues find evidence to support Turing’s theory for?

<p>The ridges on a mouse’s palate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Ankur Gupta emphasize about the presence of diffusiophoresis?

<p>Diffusiophoresis is present and has been underappreciated (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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